Convector core hanger



June 10, 1952 P. F. BRINEN CONVECTOR CORE-HANGER m a a 1 m M a e 2 0 fl "A H a :2: 2 H m 2 IWRQI s I 2 .3 5

Filed Jan. 15, 1949 June 10, 1952 P. F. BRINEN 2,599,891

CONVECTOR CORE HANGER Filed Jan. 15, 1949 :5 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 10, 1952 p, BRlNEN 2,599,891

CONVECTOR CORE HANGER Filed Jan. 15, 1949 s Sheets-Sheet s Patented June 10, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT DFF'I'CE 7 Paul F, Brinen, Racine, Wis, assignor to Young Radiator, Racine, Wis, a :corporation of Wis- .mlication January 13, 1:918, iSerlaL-Nc. 705636 4 Claims. 1

The main objects lof thisinventionare, to prowide an improved form of convector-cabinet and heat exchangewore assembly; to provide animproved form of suspension means for adinstably positioning the heat-cxchange-core in the cabinet; to provide an improved core suspension means which makes itvcry easy toplace thecore in or remove it from the cabinet and pitch the core at the most desirable angle to the horizontal; to provide an improved corc-suspension means of kind accommodated to the size of the core and affording a multiple-point suspension of said core at each end of the cabmet; to provide an improved core-suspension means of this kind which reflects a locking of the core in place when the two-piece cabinet is assembled; and to provide an improved core-suspension means of this is extremely simple-and inexpensive :to manufacture;

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.Fig. .1 is a perspective view. (partially "broken away). orone type or cahinetandheat-exc'hangecore wherewith a suspension. means constructed in accordance with thisfinvention is particularly adapted I'or use.

.2 1s a transverse sectional view of the same takenon the'line 22.ojt1Ffig. i1.

31s a front elevation .01 the same, a part or thecabinetfbeing broken away to more clearly show suspended .heat-exchanse core.

1mg. dis anenlargediragmentary detail, partly in section, of the heat-exchange-core and the at tached suspension plates "by which the core is positioned .onthe cabinet.

Figs. 5, 6."!7, and 8 are perspective views or various sizes of suspension plates which are secured to the convector cabinetfthe views showin the plates designed for 1-, 2-, 3-, and'd-epo'int suspension, respectively.

Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12 are perspective views of various sizes :of suspension plates which are secured at'each end of the core, the plates being formed to correspond with the 1-, "2 3-, and 4- point suspension form of the cabinet plates, respectively.

A convector, wherewith an improved suspension means embodying this invention is adapted for use, comprises a cabinet ll! and a heat-exchange-core l5 which are assembledwith the more "at the desired pitched relationship y thesuspension means I8 whereof the herein-illusatm'ted fforrn is preferred.

form .of the cabinet I. depends upon whether the convector is designed to :be "fully-recessed, partly-recessed, hr fullymxposed.

2 The herein shown cabinet 14 is ior a fully-exposed conyector unit. Accordingly, thecabinet :is iormed with .a main or exposedsection llhwhich ,is:removably supported .on a back .1 8.

The main or exposed section I] is a ,sheetmetal stamping formed with end flange .l 9 adapted to fit over the end flanges 19' .on'the back 118 and with an inclined top 20. The top 28 has nortions thereof out and depressed to vform a {grill The movement of air through said grill .is controlled by a damper 22 hingedly suspended from. the underside of the top 29 and angularly positioned 'by alchain 23.

The back It is likewise a sheet metal stamping formed with end flanges L9 adapted to fit within the trout end flanges .l 9 as most clearly indicated in Fig. 2. Angnlarly-disposed notches laa see Fig. .2) in the forward edges of the flanges .119 near the bottom thereof receive pins LL91). on the front flanges 1.9 and coast screws Lac (see .Eig. l to secure the front 1 J in proper position .0 the back. 18. r a

The heateexchangeacore L5 is of a more -or less conventional. construction comprising a pair 201' headers =24 between extend two or more rows of tubes 25 and on which are assembled a plurality of has 25. 3

The headers v2.4 are enerally castings with transversely-disposed parts somewhat in the term-of :a cross. One of the partsoj eachis-provided with parts 27 one of which, in an assembled core 15, serves as a heating fluid inlet and the otheras an outlet. I v

The tubes 25,, {of which there aregenerallyitwo ormore, up to five or .six,;ha.,ve theirends extending through the headers 24 and are anchored thereto in a suitable manner. Similarly, the thus 26 are of a conventional form and are secured in closely spaced relationship on each ofthe tubes 25.. Sideplates 2t are looked over the -.edges .of the fins 26. Incidentally, the distance between the side plates 25 is such that the core 45 fits snugly between the assembled front 1.! and back M1,:asindicated Fig. 2.

The preferred term of means herein shown ior suspending a heat-exchange-core IS in :a cabinet l4 comprises pairs of plates 2.9 and .30. The tormer pair is designed .for attachment to the cabinet l4; thelatter pair tor attachment to the heat-.exchange-core 15. Lugs 3:] on the plates 29 are admitted through openings into the slots .33 to rest .on thefingers .34 whereby "the .heat-exchange-core ii is positioned in proper y w-n ,of the plates 29 and 39.

or more, vertically-arranged pairs of lugs 3| punched out from the strip and upwardly disposed in parallel relationship with the plate. As shownin Fig. 5 there may be one pair of vertically-arranged lugs 3| or, as shown in Figs.

6, 1, and 8, there may be a plurality of verticallyarranged pairs of lugs 3|, depending upon the size of the core I 5. The plate 29 is generally spot-welded on the inner face of the cabinet ends l9, a predetermined distance above the bottom edge thereof.

Each plate 33 is formed to simulate a chair.

with sections 35 and 36 disposed parallel in opposite directions from a transverse part 31. The section 35 is punched with two or more circular openings 38 for receiving the heating core tubes 25, whereas the section 36 is formed with one or more of the elongated openings 32 for receiving the lugs 3|.

The size of a plate 30 depends upon the size of the heat-exchange-core I5 wherewith it is to be used to support a core I5 within a cabinet l4. Accordingly, the sections 35 of the plates 30 are made of a width to permit the formation of as many openings 33 as there are tubes 25 in the heat-exchange-unit 15 that is to be supported by a particular pair of plates 30. The section 36 is narrower than the corresponding section 35, there being one less opening 32 in the section 36 than there are openings 36 in the section 35.

The openings 32 extend vertically of a section 36 and are of a width but slightly greater than the transverse width of the lugs 3|. This permit the lugs 3| to be received in the openings 32 and allows a free vertical relative'movement The slots 33, extending transversely of the main part of the openings 32 on the opposite sides thereof, are of a, height to accommodate the lugs 3| and permit 'them to rest on the fingers or ledges 34 whereby the heat-exchange-core I5 is suspended from the cabinet M. The depth of the slots 32 is such that when the lugs 3| are fully seated therein the.

side plates 26 of the core unit l5 will abut the assembled cabinet front H and back l8. There being a plurality of these slots 33, the heat-exchange-core i5 may be supported at any desired pitch (see Fig. 3) within the limits of the length of the main openings 32 on opposite plates 30.

With this form of hanger construction, and

with a core unit I 5 of a width between side plates 26' to exactly fit between the assembled cabinet front I! and back 18, the core unit I5 is locked in the pitched position where set and can be changed only after first removing the cabinet front 1?.

Variations and modifications in the details of structure and arrangement of the parts may be resorted to within the spirit and coverage of the appended claims.

I claim: V

1. 'A hanger for suspending'one object on another comprising, a pair of plates respectively 7 attachable to the two objects, one of the plates object is adjustably supported on the one object.

2. A hanger for suspending one object on another comprising, a pair of plates respectively attachable to the two objects, one of the plates having one or more lugs formed therein disposed 5 outwardly from the face of the plate, the other plate having one or more vertical elongated openings formed therein with a plurality of transverse slots on opposite sides of and communicating with the respective openings to'form a plu- 10 rality of opposed lug-supporting ledges normal to the length of the opening and each ledge divmensioned to engage and retain a lug thereon whereby the other object is adjustably supported on the one object.

3. A convector heat-exchange core hanger comprising, pairs of plates one pair of which is attachable to a convector cabinet and the other pairof which is attachable to a heat exchange core, each of the onepair of plates having a plurality of lugs arranged thereon in transverse rows, each of the other pair of plates being shaped with a, pair of parallel sections extending in opposite directions from a transverse inter-' mediate part one of which sections is formed with openings to fit over the tubes of a heat-exchange core, the other plate sectionof each pair having formed therein vertical elongated openings one for each row of lugs with a plurality of transverse slots on each side of the respective openings and communicating therewith to form opposed horizontally-supporting ledges normal to the respective openings and each ledge of a dimension not less than half the width of one of the lugs. a i 4. A hanger for suspending from the inside of a convector cabinet a heat-exchange core of the type embodying a plurality of tubes spanning and connected to spaced headers, the hanger comprising, pairs of plates one pair of which 40 is adapted for attachment to the cabinet walls and each having one less vertical row of lugs than there are tubes extending between the headers, the'other pair of plates each being shaped with a pair of parallel sections extending in opposite directions from a transverse intermediate part, one section of each of the other pair of plates having openings formed, therein to fit over the respective core tubes inwardly of r the headers for supporting the core on the pair of plates, the other platesection having formed therein a vertical elongated ,opening for each of the row of lugs with a plurality of transverse slots on each side of the respective plate opening and communicating therewith to form opposed horizontal ledges normal to the length of the respective opening and each ledge of a dimension not less than half the width of one of the lugs. PAUL F. BRINEN.

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